Pratt County Democrat from Saratoga, Kansas • 5

CAN IT BE TRUE? Looking at It dispassionately, there aro po many benefits to accrue from a railroad that no chance of getting one at once should. It would seem, be allowed to pass, bo the proposition what U3SELL UNGATE. BUSINESS LOCALS. Gasoline at the Parlor Drug store. New Dry Goods at J.

F. Blackburn's. Fancy Box Taper, at the Parlor Drug store, Yon can get any thing in groceries Hell Co. fair on Chas. Trilch and get a first class shave.

See those fancy toilet articles at th Parlor Drug store. Blair has the finest line of Stationary any one In the city. Paints, oils, putty and window glass cheap, at the Parlor Drug store. Hess have the reputation 'Tina SABAT()(1A. KAS NOV.

10, 1885. 5' LOCAL NEWS. Mrs. Lntlna in very Rick. .1.

Davis' little child Is sick Grant Caswell is in very poor health. Mrs. Davis reclovcd a piano tram Indianapolis, Monday. Q.J j. White, of the Boston store Is be an extra good salesman.

Jdartln, who was shot by Riley Lake tat Medlcine Lodge is Improving rapld-' ft. D. Worrcn, of this city, returned evening from a ten days trip through Texas. Miss Laury talks of removing to Rcece McCombs went to Medicine i Lodge yesterday. Messers Naron and Bryan of the Times, and Mr.

Xofltdnger an attorney rot Pratt were In town Sunday. Col. D. R. Green of the cannon ball line, and his wife, left Tuesday for a three weeks visit in California.

Now comes "Esquire Springer of Sar- I -atoga" and ByB that he never sent that LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STABLE. BEST RIGS AND LIVELIEST STEPPERS. Traveling men's teams will re-ceiv special attention. Teams boarded by day or week at reasonable rates. Remember the "STAR," south of Bank of Saratoga.

JAMES A Most StartlioJ Revelation from a Doftth-bed. Senator J. W. White, of Rice County, In the "Nine Hole." Hutchinson Dally News. A News reporter to-day met a gentle man of standing and veracity who gave the particulars of a startling death-bed confession made at Lyons last week, by a doctor of prominence.

The matter did not get out until Saturday, when, as can be Supposed, a great sensation was stirred up In that quiet village. It will be remembered that several years ago, Lawrence, the treasurer of Rice county, was tried here on a change of venue, and convicted of robbing the county treasury of some thirteen thousand dol lars. Lawrence claimed that one morn ing he went to the office as usual and found that some one had robbed the safe. This was thought too thin, especially as about that time a great many Improvements were made on Lawrence's farm. John White, then county attorney, now state seator, prosecuted the case with much vigor and succeeded In sending blm up for three years.

The confession of the doctor is in effect as follows: "I happened to be near the otllce that night, and hearing a noise, went in. The vault was open, and standing inside was John White, (above re ferred to,) when White, upon being dis covered, said, "you've got me. Don't squeal and I'll give you $3,000," which I accepted and immediately bought out two drug stores (which was a fact.) The improvements made on the farm of Lawrence was done with money given to Mrs. Lawrence by John White, with whom he was always thought to be Intimate." This trial caused a great excitement at the time, but this development causes a great deal more now. Mr.

White is well known here and Is prominently and favorably known all over the state. IIjs has not yet been heard from. The above is taken from the Hutchinson Dally News of Tuesday. Mr. White is well and favorably known here, and while we shall take no stock in the story whatever until we have ''proofs as strong as holy writ," and don't believe a word of it, yet we reproduce It for what it is worth, Married, LEE-BAKER At the reldence of the brides parents on Tuesday 12th 1885, John V.

Lee and Miss Adallne Baker, Rev. B. F. Wonder officiating. The mid-day cannon ball stage has been taken off.

Pratt Times. If you had read the Democrat closely you would have knoyn this two weeks ago. -A at of of the a on 7 12 15 10 Livery Feed And Sale Stable. Is llic Place Ton Want to go When lou Want Tour Team's Well Cared for. RfincBiber the Place In ibe Brick Stable.

SARATOGA KANSA Josh Billings item to the Times. A skunk has trken up its quarters In J. T. Hess' cellar and "holds the fort" Against all persuasion or threats. J.

F. Blackburn came Jn Monday evening. He will bo with us a few days, looking after his property Interests here. Recce McCombs and balance of party got back from the territory Saturday. They saw what they suposed to he a bear trail.

Pearson's jewelry puzzle in another column is worked with a crank. AVe give you this much of a pointer toward solving it. If you are lucky enough to hold an invitation to the thanksgiving ball, you will miss a. rare treat and a good time if you don't go. A cougar was caught near Sun city last week.

We trust it was not one of the tlery and untamed cougars who edit the Pratt Center papers. A hand grentde Ike extinguisher jnan wa-s in town this week, warranted, we suppose, to extinguish anything from a prairie lire down. Persons holding invitations to the Thanksgiving Ball who do not dance and desire to attend will be charged only 50 cents adnussion. Grant Caswell has bought the brick livery barn of Thomas Finan. We understand twelve hundPed dollars to have been the consideration.

Our friend John Weir of Valley called on us Monday. John is ne of the untiring and inveterate workers for all .1 BANK OF 4 measures that come up of to W. the county. Grcenburry Fields bought a fine yoke One evening last week J. J.

Ilufl-man's team, while standing In front the post-oWee, made a break for home a dead run Just as Mr. Huffman getting into tlio wagon and before he got hold of the lines. The corner post supporting the awning at the town company ofllce was torn out. Dr. M.

V. Yancey of Kingman, who has beep one of our most liberal advertisers from the commencement of this out his business. Dr Yancey has been sick for several weeks, but we are glad to know Is now convalescent and vwe trust he will soon regain his old tluie good health complete. The (election Is over and winter draws near, but the same old county seat tight Is knocking away In Pratt county Sun City Union. You'r oft your base, and have evidently been wearing cotton In your ears; and didn't hear the returns.

The vote on the eounty seat left it at Iuka. Hcrrlck, the Democratic candidate forjudge in the district adjoining this the 19th, was elected by a handsome ma jority. It was not on account of any un popularity of his opponent, but a square-toed victory. South west Kansas is going to slvo up Democratic In political contests hereafter, and did so this year as a general thing wherever the lines were drawn. J.

F. BJackburn has commenced a closing sale, with a view of running his stock down to a figure' that he can dispose of it. An invoice recently made shows him to have over eight thousand in stock. This sale will give people a chance to obtain great bargains while it lasts. See his advertisement In this paper.

In Comanche county there were three tickets in the Held, the Democratic, Republican, and Independent. The Democrats elected the sheriff, county clerk, clerk of the district court, register of deeds, probate judge, county commis sioner, surveyor and coroner. Each of the other tickets elected a commissioner, and the Republicans elected their candidate for the legislature, county treasurer, and county attorney. Monday night a little while after dark ahorse of Shelly Blackburn was missed which had been seen in the stable by the hired hand, a short time before, and has not since been seen. A short time before, a young man was seen riding a horse, and a strange horse answering to the description of the horse he rode was in a corn field nearby the next morning.

We give no names nor what the suspicions are until there are further developments, lest we do an injustice. The Holman committee it is thought will report to congress In favor of giving the Indian territory a territorial goverment the same as other territories of the United States. This would necessitate the appointment of a governor, judge, attorney, and so on and give the terriory a delegate In con gress; and right here and now we put in nomination for congress that distin guished chief Mr. Calf. Ofcourse we are aware of the report that Mr.

Calf "kick ed the bucket" the other day, but that was gotten out by the Wichita Eagle and the other enemies of Major Calf, and is a campaign lie. Ground was broken yesterday for the new brick school building to be put up in Saratoga. It will be a two story structure of the most handsome mod' ern architecture, with thirteen foot ceil ings in both lower and upper stories. It will be one of the finest buildings, when completed, in southwest Kansas, and the contractor, Mr. Klnght Brown, informs us that he will have it ready for occupancy within ninety days.

We are glad to be able to state this. It was feared at one time that the construction of the building might be put over until spring, but we had little fear but that our energetic school board who had been elected with a view of the prompt building of the house, would And ways and means to go ahead. There is no liner building site than the school block In this city, anywhere, and we doubt if any of us can fully appreciate how much it will add to the beauty of our little city until we see it completed. The editor of the Democrat is in receipt of a letter from the Judge elect of this district, who lives at Sterling. It was not written for publication, but we take the liberty of quoting one sentence; "I want to thank you, and all my there, for the interest taken in me." When Judge Clark In deference to the wishes of the people of both parties in the district cut loose from all partisanship, refused to go into the St.

John Republican convention, and came out as an Independent candidate, we admired his independence and decided to support him if the party to which we belong did not bring out a candidate. As is well known the Democratic party of the district, as an organization, in effect did si ort Clark, because standing before me district as an independent candidate as he did, and having all confidence In the ability and Integrity of the man they felt like doing so. In this county he was supported by the people regardless of party, and we say to those who worked for his election, those whom he so heartily thanks In the brief sentence published above, that we don't believe they will ever have cause to regret their action during the four years ha will be on the bench. KILLMAN. SARATOGA! for T.

A. McDowell, the man, who was too busy writes an advertisement, TIIE( GRAND OPPORTUNITY selling goods as cheap as anybody, advertisements to the contrary. Fresh drugs and Low prices at the Parlor Drug store. Chas. II.

Blair, Prop'r. Hess Co. have everything in the boot and shoe line and are selling lots of them. Yon can buy more goods for the money at Blackburns than any other place In the county, call and see him. Stovall Barrett have a new line of Cigars and Tobacco.

They keep the finest line of Cigars In the world. Gi ve them a call. 01 The Saratoga House is the travelers' home. Good beds, good board, cool, airy rooms and every attention paid to comfort of the guests. Only $1.00 day.

Stables In connection with the house. T. Finan, Proprietor. J. D.

Caswell has just got in a new line of Granite ware, the best coffee mills in town, nails, horse shoes, stove repairs, new shelf goods, shot, powder, caps, cartridges and amunition of all kinds; and In fact, a general line of new goods. Special attention is called to a new corn sheller, a cut of which may be seen in another column of this paper. He carries the biggest stock of stoves and hardware In Pratt county and don't propose to be be undersold. Parties desiring to procure Loans their farms will do well by applying at the Bank of Saratoga. No delay in getting the money, further than time taken to examine payers Goods Cheaper than Ever at.

J. Blackburn's. pounds Arbuckle Dilwortt $1 90 pounds Granulated Sugar 1 BO boxes Matches, 25 Lorlllard, Star H. S. tobacco.

45 pounds Currants I Clothing at first cost. A new wtd large Invoice of Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Caps and Gloves just received, which I shall sell as low as any body, for cash only. PRATT COUNTY, Lower Than JSveiN FOR CASH ONLY. lOll YOtlBSELF. DATIS, GEO.

A. LEWIS BANKERS. Transact a General Banking Business. Farm Loam Negotiated EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD CoMusroNDKNTs; Union. National Bank, Chicago, III.

Merchants National Bank, Kansas City, FOR THE PEOPLE Goods Bold at Prices OF of steers, attired them in harness, and tarted for Syracuse 3estaday morning, lie has a tree claim, and homestead in Hamilton county. It is reported that Radebaugh (Co. of Iuka will start a branch house in -this city. Also, that with this in view.jthey bought several thousand dollars worth of new goods yesterday. YV.

P. Finger, register of deeda elect, got back from a trip to Attica the latter part of last week, lie went to buy material for a new school house to be built in his district this fa. Wm. Walton and family of this city left Sunday morming for JCewton. They went to visit Mr.

Walton's motherland sister who have just returned from a visit of several months in England. The Holman investigating which was in the territory recently i We Do Not Allow Any House to Show Goods at Prices to be Compared with Ours. trying to solve the Indian problem, will WE BUY SELL Wo Know IVo Oilier Way of Doing BnHlncHSt Hence Our Low Irlce and Orntul Huocchh. recomend to congress that a fort and military depot be established of New Kiowa. We are requested to state that the ladies of the Presbyterian chureh at Iuka will give a thanksgiving social on Thursday evening, November 2t, at which oysters will foe served.

An invitation is extended to everybody, The new township of McPhcrson cast a dozen votes. Let's see; judges and clerks two dollars each per day; ten dollars. Taking poll book to county seat; say two dollars more, making twelve dollars. Only a dollar per vote The prairie lire seen to the south east of us the night of the big wind storm last week, began near Mr. Fjneham's and swept the prairie for two or three miles to the south east when by the aid of the wagon roads the people were able to stop it.

The trustees of the M. E. church of this city held a meeting Tuesday evening and decided to build about an eighteen hundred dollar church edifice. The people will be solicited for their Assistance in this matter, and we doubt not will respond liberaly. This Space is reserved Grocery and Queensware selling goods yesterday to -)AT NEW DRUG STORE.

New For Some of Our Prices We will Name the Following 18 yards Muslin, $1.00 10 yards Good Canton Flannel, $1.00 25 yards Good Prints, $1.00 12 yards Lincy $1.00 Stocking Yarn, Whole Stock Boots, $3.00 7 pounds of Coffee for $1.00 12 pounds Granulated Sugar, $1.00 These are Only a few of the Low Prices. Di-iig 8tore NITv0ua You Will Find a Full Line of decided whether to become a John the i Baptist and go out preaching railroad, or to oppose the advent of the iron horse by way of the Witchlta and Western extension. When the Times makes I ii ita minri -pfl luthl tu wnrAnth DBlTCrS; AND MEDICINES, ITEMPLE BROTHERS OLD STAND.) CHAS. BX.AIB SOUTH SIDE SQUARE, SARATOGA, KAN. t7 The Democrat has run nearly six months now, at a cost of a good many hundred dollars.

Home of our subscribers have paid, but a farge majority have not, and to tell the square-toed ruth, a visit from, those who have not ould in our opinion be about the fair CALL AND HEE JOHN fuiiig. SARATOGA, KANSAS,.